Lenovo wants to invade the ultrabook segment with a 780-gram laptop and the new Yoga 3

We continue to receive news from Lenovo, the world's largest PC manufacturer, at this CES 2015. Yes, at the beginning of the technology fair the company sought to captivate us with its new generation ThinkPad laptops, aimed at professional customers and companies, and now they also intend to consolidate their position in the ultrabooks segment with a pair of quite interesting announcements.

The first one corresponds to the Lenovo LaVie Z HZ550, a ridiculously light 13-inch laptop: it weighs just 780 grams, about the same as a Surface Pro 3 without the Type Cover , and about half the weight of a MacBook Air with the same size screen.Simply amazing.

To be able to create a laptop with such a low weight, Lenovo has worked together with the Japanese manufacturer NEC seeking to innovate in terms of materials . Thus they have succeeded in replacing the magnesium and aluminum alloy, which is used in many similar laptops, with one of magnesium and lithium There is also some merit in the use of new fifth generation Intel Core processors.

Lenovo has also wanted to offer a convertible computer with the same materials, which is called LaVie Z HZ750 and, unlike the other model, allows us to rotate the screen 360 degrees to be able to use it in tablet mode. Of course, the weight of this equipment is somewhat higher, reaching 900 grams (which is equivalent to what the Surface Pro 3 weighs plus its keyboard-case, to continue with that comparison).By default this model includes touch support on its screen, but Lenovo will also put on sale a variant without this function that will weigh 40 grams less.

Both models have equivalent internal specifications: the screens offer a WQHD resolution of 2560×1440 pixels, their processors are Intel Core i7 from fifth generation, internal storage is 128 GB SSD, RAM memory amounts to 8 GB, and autonomy reaches 8 hours.

Both the LaVie Z HZ750 and HZ550 would wear on sale during May in the United States, for prices of 1,500 and 1,300 dollars respectively, without any further information on its arrival in other countries.

Renewal of the Lenovo Yoga 3

Lenovo is also updating its Yoga 3 line to make use of fifth-generation Intel Core processors.Like last year, we are offered two models of different sizes, one 14-inch, with Intel Core i7, and one 11-inch, which uses an Intel Core M to gain portability.

Both have a Full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080, although only the 14-incher gives us the option of using an NVIDIA GeForce graphics card. In addition, this model boasts the achievement of having reduced its size in its 2015 edition, occupying the same space as a 13-inch laptop.

The thickness of the 14-inch model is 18.3 millimeters, and along with the above it also has 8 GB of RAM memory DDR3L, USB 3.0 connections, HDMI, Bluetooth 4.0, 4-in-1 card reader, WiFi 802.11ac, 720p webcam, autonomy of up to 6.5 hours, and in terms of storage it allows us choose between a 500 GB hybrid disk or a 256 GB SSD If we opt for the SSD disk, the weight of the equipment remains at 1.6 kilograms, and increases another 100 grams if we choose the hybrid drive.

In summary, a more powerful and cheaper alternative to the Yoga Pro 3, but that falls a bit below that model in terms of screen resolution, weight and thinness.

The 11-inch version, meanwhile, weighs just 1.1 kilograms and is 15.8 millimeters thick, which is partly thanks to the Intel Core M processor that it carries in its guts. In the rest of the specifications it is exactly the same as its older 14-inch brother, except in graphics, where we lose the option of using a dedicated card, and in storage, since we are forced to use a 256 GB SSD.

Both models will go on sale in March, priced at $799 for the 11-inch model, and 979 dollars for the 14's.

Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga is updated with new processors and Intel RealSense 3D camera

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To close we tell you that Lenovo is also renovating its hybrid range>, which is characterized by offering the same design and professional specifications that we see in the ThinkPads, but in the form -factor of a convertible."

In this line there was already a 12-inch model, which is now updated including fifth-generation i7 processors. Along with this, it offers us 8 GB of RAM, Full HD resolution with a touch screen, USB 3.0 ports, miniHDMI, and an SD card reader.

But in addition, this year Lenovo adds two more 14-inch and 15-inch models to the ThinkPad Yoga range. These also include Core i7 Broadwell processors and similar ports, but also give the option of integrating up to 16 GB of RAM In the case of the 15-inch model, it is also included an Intel RealSense 3D camera, which offers capabilities similar to those of the Kinect sensor, including the ability to scan targets in 3D.

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In terms of storage, the 3 models will allow you to choose between a 1 TB hard drive and a 256 GB SSD. All these teams will go on sale in the coming months. The ThinkPad Yoga 12 will cost $999 in its most basic configuration, while the 14-inch and 15-inch models will start at $1,199 upwards. up"

Via | Xataka (1), Xataka (2), Windows Central, The Verge